Florida Museum of Natural History / Florida Museum of Natural History White Shark Carcharodon / Florida Museum of Natural History Whale Shark Rhincodon / Florida Museum of Natural History Shortfin Mako Isurus / Florida Museum of Natural History Atlantic Stingray Dasyatis / Florida Museum / Florida Museum of Natural History Thresher Shark Alopias / Florida Museum of Natural History Bull Shark Carcharhinus / Florida Museum of Natural History Great Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna / Florida Museum of Natural History Leopard Shark Triakis / /
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Gulf of California / Gulf of Mexico / Mediterranean Sea / Florida coast / Atlantic Ocean / Chesapeake Bay / Pacific Ocean / /
Shark Species Profiles Background: Sharks have existed for about 400 million years, before dinosaurs roamed the earth! They belong to a class of fish called Chondrichthyes. Chrondrichthyes means "cartilaginous fishes". T